Okay, how many of you have kids? Raise your hands.
Well, I certainly don’t — but who doesn’t love something deliciously sweet and artificial every now and then?!
Fruity Pebbles are, by nature, weird. Brightly colored and full of a mysterious flavor that in no way resembles fruit. These treats would certainly appeal to children — and those of you who really, really like SWEET TREATS!
Fruity Pebbles Treats
Sweet, colorful, and something the kids will love!
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick butter
- 10.5 oz mini marshmallows (1 bag)
- 13 oz box Fruity Pebbles (or about 8-1/2 cups)
Instructions
1. Coat a 9×13″ pan with cooking spray.
2. Melt the butter and marshmallows in large pot over medium heat. Stir until you get a lovely melted butter-n-marshmallow goo.
3. Add the cereal to the butter/marshmallow mix gradually. Stir well to make sure that the cereal is evenly coated.
4. Press the cereal mixture into the prepared pan and let cool. Cut into bars.
Notes
Your yield will depend on how big or small you cut your bars.
Reminds me of my late grandmothers take on rice crispy treats. She would make a small batch of rice krispies and a small batch of cocoa pebbles then layer it to harden. Top it off with creme cheese frosting and man did that thought make me miss her…
So great to see this on Stumble Upon, I made these myself and was wondering if anyone else had ever tried? I thought the fruity pebbles were a little bit too sweet. Was thinking maybe toning it down with regular rice crispies (half and half).
Then the idea of a Cocoa Krispie treat came to mind. You could top the whole thing with some caramel or something.
Sounds delicious
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Ty – Your grandmother’s version sounds delicious!
Scott – Yes, they are VERY sweet! I’m sure if you split the recipe half and half w/ regular rice krispies, it would cut down on the sweetness. Thanks for your comment :)
Wow, that top picture is mesmerizing. I loved these when I was little.
try golden grahams with chocolate chunks. They are amazing and taste like a s’more!
Kyli – That’s a GREAT idea — I’m going to add it to my “to make” list! Thanks for your comment :)
This is great! I’ve also found a packaged version in the stores now (in the granola bar aisle) that taste GREAT (and certainly isn’t as much work!).
I was never a huge fan of fruity pebbles, but I am totally down for doing this with cocoa pebbles! Great photo, Annie!
The fruity pebbles was too sweet for my taste, what I did was to replace them with oreo and chocolate chip chunks and they still turned out perfect. Thanks for the share.
these look so fun. I am thinking tea time with toddlers, or for a end of school treat!! Or just to make and have under the Table tent on a rainy day. thanks so much for sharing the recipe and picture.
My question for you is how you create that drizzled look on top of the bars? I tried drizzling extra marshmallow on top, but it just didn’t work. Any suggestions?
Xan – I followed the directions as stated in this post. I didn’t do anything special to get the drizzles look on top of the bars. One thing you could try is to use a bit more marshmallows than the recipe calls for – that way it will coat the cereal more heavily. Hope that helps! :)
Try adding 1 teaspoon vanilla to your marshmallow misture before coating the cereal. It makes a HUGE difference in the taste.
The recipe for this is on the Fruity Pebbles box.
Lauren – I know, I stated that in the recipe source.
I can’t wait to try these! I’ve used Cinnamon Toast Crunch and they are delicious! I’ve also used Golden Grahams and cocoa puffs. I will definitely try this recipe
Great with pot butter!
Awesome!
I love bars like this…cereal bars that are loaded up with my fave childhood cereals and other goodies thrown in.
Repinned!
Thanks, Averie!
soooo good